The Final Touches!!!

So...my dresser was a hand-me down from my great grandma's house and you'd think that it would've been solid wood and every part with the exception of the top was! I don't know what kind of genius decided to put a laminate top on the dresser but it made for an interesting halt in my staining process. I went to Home Depot and then Lowes in search of SOMETHING to use on the top of the dresser that would look better than the carmel color faux wood laminate that it already have. I finally (after taking home handfuls of sample squares) decided on a laminate to order. The funny thing is, that I had it narrowed down to the top 5 and then I THOUGHT I'd picked the top 2 but when Sherry came over I had her give her opinion and she'd picked another from my top 5 and then I fell in love with it! I then went down and special ordered a 4x8 foot sheet of laminate from Lowes and it came back in under a week! So on Saturday afternoon I measured, cut, scored with and Exacto knife, and snapped off the pieces. This process took more time than I'd expected and due to the grain in the back of the laminate scoring a straight line was difficult and tedious! My hand and fingers were so sore and crampy from holding the knife so tight and pushing with so much pressure! Then on Sunday morning, I began coating all the surfaces with contact cement because everything has to dry before you can put them together. My mom came by around 10am to help with the sticking process and surprisingly it was easier than I'd expected...we did a good job and again it is a one-shot deal! If someone got down with a scrutinizing eye you could find some imperfections but to the casual passer-by it looks great! Enjoy the pictures...it is the finally to the last of my summer projects! Tomorrow morning is back to school (work) bright and early!!!


**PS...if you missed the photos from the rest of my bedroom re-staining project...scroll down a couple of posts to my previous blog and the bed, clock and nightstand before and after photos are there! :)